Jo Ko is a ceramic artist born and raised in Oakland. Through her sculptures, she ventures into the unknown, breathing life into foreign beings and uncharted realms; shaping a new landscape where new myths emerge and unfold.

Her work is inspired from the natural geometry in nature and by carving into a new identity through building unknown ambiguous forms. Her surrealist style embodies the raw feelings of mortality and the unknown: vulnerability, strength, and resilience all erupting out.

CV
________________________

RESIDENCY
2025-2026
Short Term Resident Artist,Greenhouse Residency,Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA

_________________________

WORKSHOP + TEACHING
Outside of her ceramics practice she also teach workshops/classes at a local level.

2026

Mendocino Art Center Ceramics, Mendocino, CA
Sculptural Lamps

Sharon Arts Studio, San Francisco, CA
Whimsical Organic Vases

Uncle Paul’s Ceramics, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Handbuilding

Stone Gold Pottery, San Francisco, CA
Coil Vase Workshop

Stone Gold Pottery, San Francisco, CA
Coiling 101

Stone Gold Pottery, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Wheel Throwing

Sunset Clay House, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

2025
Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
Hand Building Funky Furniture

Sunset Clay House, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

Sunset Clay House, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Wheel Throwing

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
Lamp Workshop

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
AAPI Paint Underglaze

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Set Workshop

2024
Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
Hand Building Funky Furniture

Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
Sculptural Lamp Making

The Pottery Studio, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building
__________________________________

SHOWS

Works in Progress IV + Castle| January 2026 | San Francisco, CA

FOG FAIR + Works In Progress IV | January 2026 | San Francisco, CA

SOBU Oakland | Vessel Show | December 2025 | Oakland, CA

Chartreuse by Roje | Castro Art Walk Showcase | June 2025 | San Francisco, CA

Cult Aimee Friberg | Exquisite Thing| June 2025 | Oakland, CA

Kaarem x Found Floral | By Artisans x Spring 25’Show | March 2025 | Berkeley, CA

June Steingart Art Gallery | Clay, Paper, Wood | February 2025 | Oakland, CA

West Coast Craft | WCCFall Show | November 2024 | San Francisco, CA

The Perish Trust | The Perish Trust Window Display | November 2024 | San Francisco, CA

SOMArts + Clayroom Studios | Time and Memory | September 2024 | San Francisco, CA

June Steingart Art Gallery | Student Show | May 2024 | Oakland, CA

Laney Student Showcase |CCACA, 37th Annual Conference| April 2024 | Sacramento, CA

Ramsess Art Garden | Into the Garden Show | June 2023 | Oakland, CA

Ocean View Brew Works | Ceramic and Plant Show| March 2023 | Albany, CA
_________________________________

SCHOLARSHIP
West Coast Craft Fall 2024 Diversity Scholarship Recipient